TV station swamped with fake tip-offs that turn out to be Simpsons pranks

I, for one, welcome our new Simpsons online troll overlords…

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A dedicated bunch of online trolls with a particular love of The Simpsons have channelled their appreciation for all things Springfield into the kind of prank Bart would be proud of.

Using their near-encyclopedic knowledge of the Matt Groening show, the pranksters in question have been busy getting in touch with Australian television station 7 News.

The concept is simple enough – fans have been inundating the news channel with fake tip-offs that relate to specific moments from The Simpsons – but it is the execution, itself, that puts this a cut above your average prank phone call.